Jetliner Crash Debris

Examples of Jetliner Crashes Leaving Little Recognizable Debris

Some skeptics of the official account of the 9/11/01 attack
maintain that the apparent paucity of aircraft debris at
the crash sites -- the World Trade Center, the Pentagon,
and Shanksville PA --
is evidence that jetliners did not crash there.
Such arguments are based on several assumptions,
including that jetliner crashes always leave extensive debris
with easily recognizable pieces.
However, one does not have to look far to find numerous
examples of crashes of jetliners and cargo jets
that left almost no recognizable debris,
such as those listed here.

Date: 23 March 1994
Airline: Aeroflot
Flight No.: 593
Aircraft: Airbus A310-304
Location: Mezhdurechensk, Russia
Fatalities: 75:75
Description:
During the flight the Captain allowed his daughter and son
to sit in the pilots' seats while he demonstrated some autopilot features.
A series of events led to +4.8g accelerations and a stall,
followed by a spin, and ending in the crash.
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Date: 31 October 1994
Airline: American Eagle
Flight No.: 4184
Aircraft: ATR-72
Location: Roselawn, IN
Fatalities: 68:68
Description:
While in a holding pattern to land at O'Hare Airport,
ice accumulated on the wings,
causing the aircraft to enter a spin from
which the crew could not recover.
(An ATR-72 is a commuter plane with an 88-foot wingspan)
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Date: 12 August 1985
Airline: Japan Airlines
Flight No.: 123
Aircraft: B747SR
Location: Mt. Osutaka, Japan
Fatalities: 520:524
Description:
The plane crashed into a mountain following the loss of the tail
due to an explosive decompression caused by the failure
of the rear pressure bulkhead.
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Date: 25 May 1979
Airline: American Airlines
Flight No.: 191
Aircraft: DC-10-10
Location: Chicago, IL
Fatalities: 270:270+2
Description:
This plane crashed shortly after takeoff after
one of the engines separated from the wing,
severing hydraulic lines and leading to a stall and roll-over.
(This was the deadliest crash in US history.)
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